Onlyville

the long version

When Anna Berman leaves her boyfriend Sal in 1974 and heads for the family cottage on a small island in the Atlantic, she expects solitude, time to think and to sort out her life. But uninvited guests descend - first Sal, then her teenage niece with a flower-power friend in tow, and finally her father's runaway girlfriend Helene. Once again Anna is drawn into a tumult of precarious relationships, drowning in the needs and desires of others. With much wit and wisdom, Cynthia Holz illuminates Anna's inner struggle as she fights for autonomy and insight. Onlyville is a funny and poignant novel that offers a rich vision of love, loss, and discovery.